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My stomach is round and bloated, and it makes me look pregnant
I have been having problems with my stomach for quite a while now.
My stomach is always round and bloated ,as if i am pregnant.
I have pain most days and have severe cramps and vaginal muscle cramps/contractions during my period. I also bleed a lot.
I eat healthy,take multivitamins and drink water and no sodas or fruit drinks just fruits and veggies. I know most people have flatter stomachs even those who don't eat as well as me.
I have done research and have come to some conclusions that could fit. I think i might have a uterine fibroid or cyst,something that is making my stomach big.
I also have ugly stretchmarks even though i have never been pregnant and am not pregnant,but at times it looks like it.
If anyone has anything similar or knows anything,i would really appreciate the feedback.
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Hi htocco, not many GI specialists know anything about your gut. They are some of the most misinformed or non-informational group of doctors you'll meet.I don't like GI specialists, one iota. Sorry, it's the truth. You'll may have to go long and hard to find one who knows their specialty.
@oakbourne @azdavid Generalities about a subject are rarely helpful.. it is like in Statistics, a sample of 1 or 2 or even 3 person's opinions are meaningless in a general population. If you have actual evidence and experience with a specific issue with a specific doctor.. you can cite that case. It is important with your health to avoid being taken in by hearsay, advertising, and a single opinion of others. Mayo MN GI Department is rated by a credible organizations.. for example, the U.S. News &World Report examined 50 of the leading GI Hospitals/Clinics.(their methods have been respected by those in the field for years/decades). : The top ten hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery were ranked as follows:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Houston Methodist Hospital
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Hello,
Have you found anyone to help you?
Helen
Hi! I'm posting here because this pain and discomfort has upended my life and I'm worried that something is seriously wrong. since november 2019 i've been experiencing a lot of bloating as well as a feeling of pressure (like a balloon) in my upper abdomen, soreness/pain when i press on my stomach around my belly button, especially to the right of it.
i get full really quickly and have gradually lost my appetite completely...now i can't eat any more than a couple bites of food at a time and i become extremely nauseous. often it feels like food is sitting in my stomach right below my ribs. i sometimes feel a pressure in my throat and have difficulty swallowing. i have been on pantoprazole and omeprazole without any change in symptoms. also went dairy and gluten free a long time ago but it has not helped. i got an upper endoscopy and it didn't reveal any problems, also got a HIDA scan w/ CCK check that also did not show any problems with my gallbladder. i'm in my early 20s and was a great long distance runner in college and loved going out to eat so much but now i just sit at home in pain and i have become depressed. if anyone has ever experienced something similar please let me know i would appreciate it a lot!
Hi @tjm123
I have had the symptoms you describe off and on for a long time. I do have GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux) and Gastroparesis (paralyzed stomach) which causes food to stay in my stomach for hours before it is digested. I can tell you what helps me. I find that stopping carbonated drinks and taking Gas-X-Max 750mg (which is over the counter) twice daily helps the bloating. I also switch from coffee to tea until it improves. I take one (over the counter) Nexium 20mg/24 hour capsule daily (as needed) and also one Tums 750mg chewable tablet. I have to be careful not to eat a high protein, high fat, high fiber diet and foods with citric acid such as orange juice and tomato sauce, etc. You probably don’t need to do all that but that is what helps me. So basically my diet is fairly high carb easily digestible foods.
NJH
@tjm123
The Gas-X-Max are 250mg not 750mg
NJH
So sorry you are dealing with this. I had similar issues and first endoscope showed undigested food in stomach like gastroparesis but then things got worse. I ended up being diagnosed with SIBO via another special dudenal endosccope that goes into the small intestine. I had taken an earlier breath test for SIBO which was negative but I have a unique kind called Hydrogen Sulfide SIBO so only shows up on the TRIO Breath Test, which is not what I took. I have slow motility as well that can be tested by your GI via an egg test. I wish you all the best on your journey. Have they ruled out Chrons and Ulcerative Colitis? I know how frustrating and lonely this can feel. Hang in there and keep going. Have to be your own personal health care advocate so doctors dont give up looking. That is what I have learned.
Hi @tjm123 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I am glad you were able to connect with people like @njh and @keetafox above about your current symptoms of pain and bloating.
You will see that I moved your post to a discussion where members are discussing similar symptoms. THis way you can interact with more people like @donnacarp, @faithful55, @jackiem95, @oakbourne, and @ken82
@tjm123 Have your doctors suggested a colonoscopy or a CT or MRI to check for masses?
@tjm123
i have the same issues and lasted longer than you. Gotten worse every month, had same tests as you and more with MRI and CT scan along with upper scopes. I havent found what helps either, mine goes pelvis to xiphoid and sometimes broadens at sternum out side to side and at waistline and navel. The navel area if you really grab your belly pinching a big hunk of skin under and above navel and squeeze lots of pain. push in these areas and pain like you. I might just try what few others mentioned but taking out my gallbladder only helped me eat more. I was losing a ton of weight over last year just by having no appetite and couldnt eat more. I loved to eat so its so strange, lost 40 lbs in one year, male 52 6ft tall. Let me know if you find something that helps. I can't seem to find anything to take the edge off and now its added a lot of anxiety on top of it. I wake up and feel awful at level 8 pain. You can try suboxone for pain as its now used for that too but have to find a doctor that can prescribe it. YOu will need to take 8mg twice a day probably to make a difference, its a pill that melts under your mouth. I also get the nausea now which I never suffered from and dont have the energy much anymore. keep posting.
Rob
@njh @keetafox @rt061069
thank you all for your help! i really appreciate it although i am sorry to hear you all have gone through something similar...it's very frustrating. i talked to my doctor earlier and he ordered a CT scan which will give me more peace of mind i think. he also mentioned something about a swallow test down the line. hopefully one of these will reveal something, but in the meantime i'll check into the over the counter medicines. thanks again i will update if anything changes 🙂